Snake River Tricos (especially on the canyon reaches below South Park Bridge and upstream of Pacific Creek)) and PMDs can be counted on most days. Cooler weather with clouds and precipitation can bring out even more intense PMD hatches as well as emergences of Hecubas and the mahogany duns (particularly from Pacific Creek down to South Park Bridge). Targeting riffles, seams, eddies, side channels, and banks or structure with slow to moderate current can produce in solid fashion. Don’t expect it every day, however. There can be quite a bit of inconsistency from day to day or even week to week. Nymph rigs – dry-droppers, or double/triple rigs – are producing just as well as surface pattern
Snake River Cooling autumn temps and some more consistent precipitation have provided an uptick in an already upticking surface game as PMDs and – FINALLY- hecubas are move of a given most days from the late morning hours until mid to late afternoon. Heavy precipitation may cause some off color water some days. Nevertheless, it has not been enough to eliminate any chance of top-water action. Mayfly imitations are working best in eddies, side channels, bankside troughs, and banks with slow to moderate currents. There is action in riffles and seams from time to time, but it pales in comparison to what is happening in the former holding water types. Larger attractor, grasshopper, and attract
Snake River Still fairly warm water temps, so early starts continue to be the way to go. The big change over the past two weeks, however, is that 1) we are seeing a lot more larger 18-plus inch trout on the surface, and 2) inconsistency in terms of the sweet spot during the day when the best surface action occurs. Most days, it is still 11am to 2pm. But there are times when the morning hours and post-3pm time period takes the cake. Claassenia stones and PMDs are the main fare. Hecubas have FINALLY started to show up on the scene and will only intensify in numbers as September progresses. Grasshoppers round out the rest of available surface forage for Snake River trout. Larger hopper, st
